A veteran-owned apparel company is calling out Nike over scrapped plans to release a shoe featuring the Betsy Ross flag for the Fourth of July holiday.

Nine Line Apparel, a Georgia-based company founded by retired Army Capt. Tyler Merritt, introduced a shirt featuring the Revolutionary War-era flag as a direct response to the controversy.

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Nike announced that it would be pulling its Air Max 1 USA shoes on Monday, the same day they were set to hit shelves. The company’s decision came after former NFL player Colin Kaepernick said the flag was offensive because of its connection to slavery, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The sportswear company released a statement defending its decision.

“Nike made the decision to halt distribution of the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July based on concerns that it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation’s patriotic holiday,” the statement said. “Nike is a company proud of its American heritage.”

Its new shirt features the Betsy Ross flag with the word “victory” written underneath and Nine Line argues that the flag has nothing to do with slavery.

“This early design of the flag of the United States depicts the original 13 colonies and represents the unity of these original American colonies in their fight against the British for our nation’s freedom during the Revolutionary War,” Nine Line Apparel wrote. “It in no way, shape or form alludes to slavery yet is a direct representation of freedom fought and earned by early Americans.”

It parodied Nike’s ad campaign featuring Kaepernick and the phrase “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything" after his decision to kneel during the national anthem in protest of police brutality. Nine Line capitalized on the backlash by creating a shirt with the phrase “Just stand.”

The “limited time special" flag shirts will only be sold through Saturday, and customers have the option to pay an additional dollar to have their shirt made in the USA.